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Solid copper or stranded copper for speaker cables? What is your choice and why?

I had old copper speaker cable made by Audioquest (don't know the model).  The cable contains only two solid copper wires, one is thicker than the other. As I recalled, Audioquest claimed back then that thicker wire primarily carries lower frequency signal and the thinner wire is responsible for the rest.  I actually have not seen this type of design nowadays, BUT when listening and comparing it with the stranded wire (either 12 or 10 gauge) cable, I found the dynamic range is greater, and the bass is tighter and has more weight.  What do you think?

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richopp
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I have no idea, but I do know this:

For the same size, the current carrying capacity of solid wire is more than the stranded wire, 

This mostly why we use it when wiring homes; it is also cheaper, of course.

As for special speaker wire costing lots of money, I have no experience thus no opinion.  However, most electrons I have interviewed have their own personal preferences...

Cheers!

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